Welcome to the Division of Organizational Training and Performance!  Request to Join Follow us on Facebook! Contact us at OTP@aect.org

Division Mission

The Division of Organizational Training and Performance strives to bridge the gap between research and practice, facilitating communication, collaboration, and sharing between academics, students, and practitioners across multiple disciplines interested in applying current theory and research to training and performance improvement initiatives.

Division Initiatives

OTP brings a variety of initiatives to fruition every year:

• The division offers annual awards for both research and practice endeavors.

• Division-sponsored webinars are hosted annually, featuring relevant and timely topics in organizational training and performance. 

• OTP members submit proposals yearly to the AECT International Convention and Online Conference to share and showcase their research, best practices, knowledge on trends and issues, workshops, and other relevant work.

2025-2026 Division Board Members 

• Brittnee Fisher - President & Online Conference Planner
• Holley Handley - Past President
• Mohan Yang - President Elect & In-person Convention Planner
• Kadir Kozan - VP of Communications 
• Nancy Hastings- OTP Representative to the Leadership Advisory Board & Senior Advisor to the OTP Board

Meetings

2026 Division Meetings @ 4PM (ET):

• Jan 28
• Feb 25
• Mar 25 
• Apr 29 
• May 27
• Jun 24
• Aug 26
• Sep 30

2026 Knowledge Share Meetings @ 12:30PM (ET):

• Jan 13
• Mar 10
• May 12
• July 14
• Sep 8
• Nov 10